The first two categories of Reese's coding scheme are similar to Gernsbacher & Givon's categorization of grammatical markers of coherence in human written text: spatial, temporal, and referential continuity [1]}, [2]}. The last category includes more comprehensive coherent links than the first two, and is similar to the categories found by Rideout in personal narratives delivered in court cases. Rideout observed causal and character consistency as major elements of narrative coherence, including consistency of character motivations and causal links between events [3]}. Consistency of character motivations relates more broadly to general character consistency and believability, which have been pointed out as major components of people's feelings of coherence in narratives [4]}, [5]}.
